This "thoughtful and informed introduction to the painful and difficult subjects of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust" (Steven T. Katz) seeks out the root causes of centuries of hatred towards the Jewish people and their culture. An expert on Judaism and interfaith relations and a prominent spokesperson for Jewish affairs in South Africa, Jocelyn Hellig explores the history of anti-Semitic thought, from classical Greek and pagan hostility through to the interreligious rivalry between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, along with the role of the secular world in Jewish persecution. The text addresses such key topics as Jewish sovereignty and the state of Israel, anti-Semitism on the Internet, and Holocaust denial and historical revision.